Precognition
(from
the Latin prae, "prior to," + cognitio, "a getting
to know") denotes a form of extra-sensory perception wherein
a person is said to perceive information about places or events through
paranormal means before they happen. A related term, presentiment,
refers to information about future events which is said to be perceived
as emotions. These terms are considered by some to be special cases
of the more general term clairvoyance